Together Stronger Erasmus Project

Project Title

Together Stronger

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Strategic Partnerships for Schools Only

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2017

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: ICT – new technologies – digital competences; Health and wellbeing; Key Competences (incl. mathematics and literacy) – basic skills

Project Summary

Our ‘TOGETHER STRONGER ‘ project has brought a dedicated and inspired team together, who are all committed to new and innovative strategies to be tried and tested to improve and motivate our pupils learning of ICT and the basic skills in both numeracy and literacy and emotional and physical wellbeing. The aim of the project is to combine collaboration of expertise from around Europe with the use of ICT to develop our pupils into Global Citizens who are open-minded, critical thinkers who are not afraid of the challenges which they face in the 21st century, instead they face them with confidence. The project aims to ensure innovation where each partner country – Wales(Pontyberem), Sweden, Italy, Ireland and Wales (Dyffryn y Glowyr) – contribute invaluable learning experiences that will inspire all pupils to learn.

The ‘Together Stronger’ project will ensure that pupils:
-improve their basic numerical and literacy skills.
-develop their understanding of working in an innovative way through specific tasks and activities.
-improve pupil potential and suitability for future employment on leaving education.
-communicate through an international professional learning community raising standards in pupil performance, teaching and learning, furthermore improving and developing leadership and management skills.
-understand the importance of physical, emotional and mental wellbeing in all aspects of life – including in the world of work.

Each partner school will be able to:
– use ICT in education for a purpose and improve skills and understanding.
– work with schools with little or no experience of working in such projects.

The project will promote a deeper understanding of language and cultural differences as well as associated common issues such as:
-developing an appreciation of global citizenship, diverse lifestyles and habits that impact on our ever changing world and future,
-preparing for and understanding European Citizenship and global coexistence.

This project deals directly with the common challenges facing each country in terms of up skilling the future national and European workforce. Schools will promote the exchange of their most effective teaching techniques and develop the resources of each educational establishment. Minds will be broadened and horizons will open into Europe as a community. Schools will also benefit from the opportunity of sharing innovative practice and working within a network of fellow professionals.

Communicating during and after the project using ICT will be essential. Staff will develop a better understanding of the power of ICT platforms through using etwinning.

Parents, school governors and community members will be involved in European diversity with regard to cultural, well being, entrepreneurship, innovation and employment factors. Their knowledge of the progress of their children will increase.
2333 pupils will take part in this project (of which 500 are disadvantaged), along with 267 school staff.

Through working collaboratively together as schools, local schools and the wider community will benefit from sharing good practice as teachers, and as practitioners, learning new techniques and strategies from each other to ensure more effective learning experiences for our pupils which will motivate our learners to learn and succeed at work in the 21st century. Working together will allow us to strengthen the delivery of education on an European level.

The pupils voice will be at the heart of the project. They will not take part in international visits, but they will be fully engaged in our project. An International School Council will be formed, communicating regularly using etwinning and conference calls.

Partner schools will continue to remain in contact after the official project end date to support each other and continue to raise standards and share best practice with each other. Dissemination of the project will be undertaken within each school using a range of tools as detailed in this application.

We strongly believe, following intense communication and planning that our project ‘TOGETHER STRONGER’ will have long term benefits to all participants that take part.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 88123 Eur

Project Coordinator

Ysgol Gynradd Pontyberem & Country: UK

Project Partners

• Istituto Comprensivo “Busciolano”
• Ysgol Gymraeg Dyffryn y Glowyr
• City of Gothenburg Brottkarrskolan SDF Askim-Frölunda-Högsbo
• Drimnagh Castle Primary School